VAR CF9030A DID MAJOR PARTY CONTACT R COLUMNS 753 - 753 NUMERIC MD GE 8 Intro: (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968: You know that) (other years exc. 1988: As you know,) The political parties try to talk to as many people as they can to get them to vote for their candidate(s). Did anyone from one (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968: either) of the political parties call you up or come around and talk to you about the (1956,1960,1964,1966,1968: during the) campaign (1976ff: this year)? (IF YES:) Which party was that (1956,1960: were they from)? ------------------------------------------------------------------- USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B. This was a post variable (incl. 1956, see VCF0013 note). SEE ALSO VCF9030,VCF9030b,VCF9030c The 1952 version of this variable was not comparable because it only pertained to literature personally delivered by a party representative. If R was coded "Yes contact, DK which party" in VCF9030 then this variable has been coded 1. 1. YES, CONTACT BY MAJOR PARTY 2. NO CONTACT BY MAJOR PARTY 8. DK if contact; contact by other than major party 9. NA if contact; INAP, no post IW (all presidential years except 1956); form II, III, IV, (1972); abbrev. telephone IW (1984); question not used 1956: 221 1960: 221 1964: 325-327 1966: 71-74 1968: 401-404 1972: 466,467 1974: 2193,2194 1976: 3539,3540 1978: 464,465 1980: 785,786 1982: 464,465 1984: 812,813 1986: 309,310 1988: 820,821 1990: 361,362 1992: 5801,5802 1994: 801,802 1996: 961162, 1163 1998: 980349, 980350 ==============================